Tom Renner

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No one knows local sports quite like Tom Renner, The Daily Voice's Sports Editor. For 22 years, he covered the field for The Stamford Advocate. He's been in Fairfield County since 1987.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Westport, CT
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Tennis Players Take Center Court Tennis Players Take Center Court Tennis Players Take Center Court
Tennis Players Take Center Court Tennis players will be smashing serves and returning forehands this weekend at the Longshore Tennis Courts in Westport. There will be singles and doubles competitions Saturday and Sunday. In men's singles, a 40-plus tournament begins at 12:30 p.m. A mixed doubles tournament starts at 5 p.m. Both are round-robin formats and players can register online or by arriving 15 minutes before the competition begins. A men's doubles tournament will be played on Sunday 3 p.m. Contact Dave Kardas at [email protected] or at 203-520-9815 for more information.

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Family Rolls With Challenge Family Rolls With Challenge Family Rolls With Challenge
Family Rolls With Challenge The Connecticut Challenge is a family affair for Sharon Moleski and her husband, Thomas. He'll ride 12 miles with 2-two-year-old daughter Maya in Saturday's event in Fairfield. Son Michael, 5, will participate in a children's ride. And Sharon is the reason they got involved. Sharon was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. While she was undergoing treatment at Yale-New Haven Hospital, she and Thomas saw a pamphlet about the Challenge and its mission, which supports cancer survivorship programs. Thomas registered for the ride, and in one month raised over $4,000. Although Sharon doesn't ri…

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield 10s Win Section 1 Softball Fairfield 10s Win Section 1 Softball Fairfield 10s Win Section 1 Softball
Fairfield 10s Win Section 1 Softball Fairfield's 10-year-old softball defeated Orange, 1-0, in seven innings Thursday night to win the Section 1 championship and will begin play for the state title Saturday in Waterford. Fairfield will play Mystic Saturday at 6 p.m. at Rotary Field in the first of the best-of-three championship series. Game 2 is Sunday at 6 p.m. and Game 3, if necessary, is Monday at 6 p.m. Shannon McCartney drew a walk in the bottom of the seventh inning. Zoe Holderied laid down a sacrifice bunt, moving Shannon over to second base. Michaela O'Donnell hit a line drive single to right center field, allowing McCa…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Sikes Feels at Home on Sound Sikes Feels at Home on Sound Sikes Feels at Home on Sound
Sikes Feels at Home on Sound Patrick Sikes sits on water on weekends. He enjoys kayaking, rowing, jet skiing and boating. "If I can get to do all four them, it's a successful weekend,'' Patrick says. "It's hard to do." Sikes, the president of the Norwalk River Rowing Association Board of Directors, will see a lot of Long Island Sound on Saturday. He will lead a pod of 13 kayakers paddling from Long Island Sound to Calf Pasture Beach in Kayak For A Cause. This year's charities include Canine Companions for Independence, Builders Beyond Borders, Outward Bound Connecticut, The Maritime Aquarium and Save the Sound. Saturda…

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Norwalk, CT
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They're Playing Like All-Stars They're Playing Like All-Stars They're Playing Like All-Stars
They're Playing Like All-Stars Norwalk Cal Ripken 12-and-under manager Sal Latella believes the team's turning point may have come in a loss. The All-Stars have turned that momentum into a ride that has reached the New England Regional. In the District 1 championship game against New Canaan, Norwalk trailed 11-3. Norwalk came back and tied the game at 11-11 in the sixth inning, before New Canaan won in the bottom of the sixth, 12-11. "That gave them the confidence they needed,'' Latella said. "That was the turning point in their mental state. They started hitting and haven't stopped." Norwalk begins play in the New Eng…

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Norwalk, CT
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Riptide Starts Action at Regional Riptide Starts Action at Regional Riptide Starts Action at Regional
Riptide Starts Action at Regional The Norwalk Riptide 12-and-under softball team begins play in the New England Regional Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Lancaster, N.H. The Riptide play Vermont in their first game of the tournament. Norwalk also plays at 1:30 p.m. against Eastern Massachusetts. Norwalk concludes pool play Saturday at 9:30 a.m. against New Hampshire. There are eight teams in the tournament divided into pool A and pool B. The top two teams in each pool will advance to double-elimination play beginning Saturday afternoon.

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Taymor Pushes Pedals for Survivors Taymor Pushes Pedals for Survivors Taymor Pushes Pedals for Survivors
Taymor Pushes Pedals for Survivors Sharyn Taymor rides for her bike personal and professional reasons. She works for the Connecticut Challenge, but she is also a cancer survivor. She fought thyroid cancer three years ago. She learned of the Challenge shortly after undergoing surgery and  will ride for the fourth time on Saturday. “When I ride I think about the other people who are having a tough time right now,’’ Sharyn says. “It’s very emotional.” As a member of the Connecticut Challenge survivor outreach team, Taymor works with hospitals around the state to develop programs for former cancer patients. The Norwalk resident …

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Rower Piks Up Triathlons, Too Rower Piks Up Triathlons, Too Rower Piks Up Triathlons, Too
Rower Piks Up Triathlons, Too In the span of about two weeks, Emily Pik won a national championship, graduated from high school and finished second in her age group in the KIC It Triathlon in Stamford. Now, the Darien High grad will turn her attention back to rowing as she prepares to go to the University of Virginia. Pik rowed on the Connecticut Boat Club’s team that won the Women’s Youth 8+ at the U.S. Junior Championships in June. The victory capped an undefeated year in fall and spring rowing for the squad. “I don’t think it’s fully registered yet,’’ Emily says. “It’s pretty cool to say I’m a national champion.” P…

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Darien, CT
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Tokeneke Swims Past Stanwich Tokeneke Swims Past Stanwich Tokeneke Swims Past Stanwich
Tokeneke Swims Past Stanwich The Tokeneke Club Warriors swim team won the final two relays to splash past Stanwich, 254-246, in a tightly contested meet in the Fairfield County Swimming  League. Tokeneke is 2-2 under first-year coach Jackson Kiniry as the season heads into the homestretch and the league championships next month. Stanwich led late in the meet before the freestyle relay team of Cole Anderson, Sam McIntire, Will Ahl and Connor Stephens won to put the Warriors ahead by a point. With the meet’s outcome riding on the final race, the team of Signe Ahl, Leigh Harrison, nine-year-old Eva Finn and Kelsey Harriso…

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford 11s Win Opener North Stamford 11s Win Opener North Stamford 11s Win Opener
North Stamford 11s Win Opener North Stamford got off to a strong start in the Section 11-year-old tournament Thursday night with a 6-2 victory over Edgewood of Bristol at Scalzi Park. North Stamford plays Fairfield American in the second game of round-robin play Friday at McGuane Park in Darien at 5:45 p.m. Grant Purpura pitched three innings for North Stamford before Grant Stone came on in the fourth and finished up. North Stamford scored a run in the first, only to have Edgewood tie it at 1-1. North Stamford added two more in the third, one in the fourth and two in the sixth. The tournament continues through next We…

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